The quality of public services – whether health, education, water supply, or sewage disposal – has a big impact on all of our lives. How to enhance that quality is therefore one of the big questions for political studies.
Professor Marc Esteve ([ Ссылка ]) is one of the leading experts on exactly that issue. We have recorded this special episode of our podcast to coincide with his inaugural lecture as Professor of Public Management here in the UCL Department of Political Science ([ Ссылка ]) .
Mentioned in this episode:
• Assessing the Effects of User Accountability in Contracting Out ([ Ссылка ]) , Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.
• Determinants Of Network Outcomes: The Impact Of Management Strategies ([ Ссылка ]) . Public Administration.
• The Political Hourglass: Opportunistic Behavior in Local Government Policy Decisions ([ Ссылка ]) . International Public Management Journal
You can watch Marc's inaugural lecture on our YouTube channel ([ Ссылка ]) , where it will be uploaded in January 2023.
UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy ([ Ссылка ]) offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.
